At )7:20, on Monday, a tug of 20 m, the Aquarius , which was on a Corunna-Plymouth, requested assistance while he was in the northern tip of Britain . "Le Cross Corsen immediately relayed his request to ships present in the area," reported the maritime prefecture of the Atlantic. dark Tug Shortly after, the Aquarius , which was three crewmen, announced he was sinking as a result, it seems, of a leak. At 07:40, she finally sank while two sailors managed to reach the life raft. A third crew member himself is missing. An extensive research was undertaken by the Le Cross Corsen then brought the helicopter to the Cayman-based naval aviation Lanvéoc-Poulmic. The latter took off at 08:05, with a medical team of the Army Medical Service and immediately visited the area. Cayman Helicopter fleet arrived at 33F area at 08:28 and was hoisted both survivors , which were supported by the physician and the nurse of the Army Medical Service. He then began a search at sea to try to locate the last survivor.
One of three crew members missing A 10:55, the two survivors have been filed by the Cayman to the DZ of the naval base of Brest and were supported by naval firemen to be transferred to the Hospital armies in Brest. After going to refuel at NAS Landivisiau to 16:00, the Falcon 50 is returned on the search area until late afternoon. With nightfall, the maritime prefect of the Atlantic has decided to suspend the search.
Weather: Wed 5, 240 Wind (SW) to 70 km / h (35-40 knots), visibility 5 km.
Info courtesy of Le Télégramme / translation via Google.
